115,000 Addressbook contacts.  How do I delete Addressbook data file?

Because of (I think) a synchronization problem, I now have over 115,000 contacts in addressbook. the unwanted entries are blank, and appear as 'no name.' Because the file is so cumbersome now, I haven't been able to delete the 'no names.' I recently exported a copy of all my addressbook contacts, so I am thinking the best thing might be to trash the problem data file, and then import the backup. Where is the addressbook data file kept, and how do I delete it?
Thanks!

You will find it in the /Home/Library/Applications Support/AddressBook/ folder.

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